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Irene Tu

@irene_tu

27 days

New summer/fall tour dates 🎟️

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I love to ask 7 friends for advice and then just go completely rogue.

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I want whatever functional depression Taylor Swift has.

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Lol a comedian sent me this text and then 3 weeks later asked to open for me

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3 years

Happy Earth Day! Only like 20 of these left so go out and enjoy it before we all die 🌎

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Going to bed before 11 = depression Going to bed after 2am = anxiety

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4 years

Straight people co-opted “partner” from us and I hate it so much.

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3 years

I can’t wait to watch our government successfully tackle neither gun control nor racism after this tragedy.

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3 months

Possibly more disrespectful than the time I let a comic open for me & they stole all the money from my wallet when I wasn’t in the green room

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2 years

Bi is the new gay, gay is the new straight, and straight people don’t exist

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4 years

I’m gonna emotional distance too just to be safe.

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3 years

I’d rather be ghosted than sent a break up text listing my best qualities.

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3 years

Stop videotaping comedians during comedy shows. Put your phone away. At best, it’s distracting. At worst, we’re working on new material and don’t want it out there.

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3 years

Remember how Uber/Lyft lobbied to pass Proposition 22 and said we wouldn't have to pay more in fees and now the fares are like $50-100? 🖕

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3 months

@kiaraapee Got sent an apology text: “If I said something I shouldn’t have, that’s my bad” the text is right above 💀

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1 year

I went to go see @SarahKSilverman 12 years ago & this weekend I got to open for her. We recreated the photo 🥹

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3 years

I will never forgive white people for inventing coleslaw.

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4 years

Club comedy is now outdoor comedy which was alt comedy which is now zoom comedy

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3 years

Stop giving a fuck what people think about you and start giving a fuck about what you think about yourself.

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3 months

@lisa_curry Only time I’ve ever said this but they should move to LA and learn how to be fake 😂

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4 years

I demand an apology from every person who said “it’s only 4 years, how bad could it really get” in 2016.

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3 years

After 4 years of working on myself, I think I’m ready to date my exes again.

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3 years

Whichever comic stole all the cash from my wallet in my jacket in the green room at Punch Line SF last night: go fuck yourself.

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2 years

Lotta fun queers on this app but I’m here to represent the boring gays

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4 years

The original Karen

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4 years

Female comics deserve hazard pay

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3 years

You: why don’t you just go on dating apps Me:

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3 years

Pre-show with @pattonoswalt who sold out @ArleneSchnitzer in Portland!

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5 years

What a fun show tonight in San Jose with @pattonoswalt . The best crowd!

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3 years

Everyone I know is on the verge of a mental breakdown.

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3 years

Another sold out show with @pattonoswalt at @foxoakland ! One of my all-time favorite theaters.

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3 months

@janeshrahlan Lol I’m not gonna name them but I love that you already have people in mind 😂

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4 years

At this point, if you’re straight, you’re just being stubborn.

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4 years

If you’re not depressed right now, there is something seriously wrong with you. None of this is okay or normal. Keep your head up ❤️

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2 years

What’s a good gift to buy someone who’s homophobic and never met a gay person before?

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3 years

You will never impress who you’re trying to impress so just go out and impress yourself.

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Lol this really blew up. Come see me on tour with an opener who hopefully respects me 🎟️

Irene Tu

Irene Tu is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In 2017, the San Francisco Chronicle singled her out as an “artist on the brink of fame,” on the heels of being named one of the “Bay Area’s 11...

www.irenetu.com

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It’s almost as if corporations only care about making money & they were never on our side

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I’m not reposting the video but I’m available to do your shows instead.

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4 years

I miss comedy club chicken tenders. They were never good but I would kill to eat one while sitting in a green room right now 😭

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3 years

Getting out of bed after 11am… also depression Getting out of bed before 11am… how do you even do that

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2 years

As someone who suffers from depression, why is it also my job to reach out if I’m feeling bad?

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3 years

Every time I told a girl I had a crush on her, the response was “aw that’s flattering” and then within a year, we never really spoke again. Happy Pride 🌈

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3 months

@sam_ash You don’t know this person. Probably because they do things like this

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Every comedian whose persona is “kind of a dick” is actually the nicest person offstage. And every “nice comedian” actually sucks as a person.

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4 years

@shrrycola 😱😱😱

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3 years

My friends are proof that therapy does not work.

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I’m a very zen person but if you cross me I will literally never speak to you again and also not tell you why.

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@morgan_murphy 😂😂😂

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4 years

Lol unlike me this tweet is doing well. Follow me for more unhinged tweets

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I want whatever functional depression Taylor Swift has.

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To be clear, all opinions on this are valid. This is just my personal opinion and I don’t speak on behalf of anybody!

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4 years

Pride is canceled this year which really sucks for all the straight people who were planning to go.

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I want to quit social media but then how will I know which of my friends are spiraling?

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Expecting Asians to pay $30 to watch Mulan is insane when we invented bootleg dvds.

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3 years

I woke up from a dream that I forgot my mask on my way to the mall. This pandemic needs to end now.

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4 years

My greatest skill is that I can get along with anybody even though I truly, and I mean this, hate everyone.

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3 years

I saw Tegan & Sara and Robyn at the Fox and now you can see me & @pattonoswalt

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3 years

Just announced 👏 @pattonoswalt Live: Who's Ready To Laugh? (we are!) on Saturday, November 20th 😎 Presale begins this Thursday, 6/10 at 10am with password = SHAKE 🙃 🎟️:

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3 years

I hate small talk. Either tell me about your childhood trauma or don’t talk to me.

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2 years

Anybody whose whole brand is “I’m nice” is hiding something.

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I love to complain and then do absolutely nothing to change my circumstances.

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3 years

I have no beef with comedians except one comic who once told my friend I was overrated. Anyways just found out they quit stand up 😎

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3 years

My favorite Christmas song is playing outside (a couple is breaking up on the street)

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2 years

My debut album “We’re Done Now” is available for pre-order now! Drops March 25th. Limited run of vinyl 💿

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3 years

If this goes viral I’ll post the text (heavily redacted)

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2 years

A girl in the audience yelled “Irene is hot!” and then said “I have a boyfriend” and that pretty much sums up my target demo.

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4 years

If you text me “how are you” and then I respond and you don’t ever text me back, you better be dead.

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4 years

Some of you guys go to therapy but don’t do the homework and it shows.

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3 years

If you want to watch a recording of a live comedy show, watch Netflix.

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3 years

Very cool to hear my alma mater @UCBerkeley isn’t paying performers (former students/alumni) to do shows for thousands of new students during orientation week. And by very cool I mean pretty fucked up.

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4 years

The worst part about Zoom is joining a party, realizing you’re friends with nobody there, and then being forced to stay because everyone can see if you leave immediately.

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4 years

Thank god Mercury is in retrograde again or else I would have nothing to blame my bad choices on.

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3 years

I've worked on myself so much that I no longer have anything to talk to my friends about.

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2 years

My debut album “We’re Done Now” is out now! Digital & limited run of vinyl 💿

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3 years

I love watching comedians promote other comedians I know they secretly hate on social media.

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Yes I said videotape instead of film to emphasize the video part. Get a hobby.

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4 years

It’s weird how fast the government can confirm a Supreme Court justice and how slowly they can pass a stimulus bill.

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4 years

I’m a millennial which means I don’t understand how either TikTok or the stock market works.

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4 years

This tweet is the most productive thing my depression has done all week.

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3 years

Just thinking about the time I had to do a show right after a gender reveal party & the parent/host of the venue was upset about the gender of the baby.

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Last night I watched my friend order eggs “over hard” and I’ve never been more embarrassed in my life.

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You ever see a photo of yourself and think: wow, so everyone knows I’m not well, got it.

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2 years

If you aren’t early to @GaryGulman ’s show in SF, you’re missing out. He’s doing an impromptu pre-show show and it’s awesome.

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@juliashiplett Literally every lesbian movie

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4 years

Any place you used to be worried about getting murdered are now the best comedy clubs: alleys, parking garages, public parks, under freeways.

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1 year

No bigger relief than waking up and realizing none of your teeth fell out last night.

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3 years

One of the best theater crowds I’ve ever seen. Incredible show

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Welp! @pattonoswalt did not disappoint tonight! So good, so funny, so amazing! Plus, introduced me to a new favorite, @irene_tu ! So great! Thank you both for an excellent experience!

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I hope it was someone who has a personal vendetta against me. I can respect that. Otherwise you’re just a fucking coward.

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